Q: Is 2,743,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 2,743,500 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 2,743,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 31 50 59 60 62 75 93 100 118 124 125 150 155 177 186 236 250 295 300 310 354 372 375 465 500 590 620 708 750 775 885 930 1,180 1,475 1,500 1,550 1,770 1,829 1,860 2,325 2,950 3,100 3,540 3,658 3,875 4,425 4,650 5,487 5,900 7,316 7,375 7,750 8,850 9,145 9,300 10,974 11,625 14,750 15,500 17,700 18,290 21,948 22,125 23,250 27,435 29,500 36,580 44,250 45,725 46,500 54,870 88,500 91,450 109,740 137,175 182,900 228,625 274,350 457,250 548,700 685,875 914,500 1,371,750 and 2,743,500, with no remainder.

Since 2,743,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,743,500, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).